Palmas Group

1. Sustainable palm oil policy or commitment for all its operations?

The company published a sustainable palm oil policy which covers all palm oil operations.

2. Sustainable palm oil policy or commitment applies to all suppliers?

The company's sustainability policy applies to all suppliers.

3. High-level position of responsibility for sustainability?

4. One or more members within the board of the company have responsibility for sustainability?

5. Percentage or number of women in senior management team?

6. Percentage or number of women board members?

7. Member of multiple industry schemes or other external initiatives to reduce negative environmental or social outcomes associated with palm oil production?

[Externally verified] The company is a member of Earthworm Foundation since 2017.

8. Collaboration with stakeholders to reduce negative environmental or social outcomes associated with palm oil production?

The company is working with Earthworm Foundation on the protection of High Carbon Stock forests (HCS) and areas with High Conservation Value (HCVs); no development of peat or in wetlands; and the respect for the rights of communities, workers, and smallholders.

9. Sustainability report published within last two years?

The company published the Fifth Progress Report on Implementation of Sustainability Policy from April 2020 to April 2021.

10. Reports through standardised reporting systems?

11. Verification report on compliance with POIG Charter, if a POIG member?

This indicator is disabled as the company is not a POIG member.

12. Climate risks assessment available?

13. Lists countries and operations?

The company reports that it has oil palm plantation and mill operations in Loreto, San Martin, Ucayali, and Lima in Peru.

14. Lists countries sourcing from?

The company reports that it sources from its plantations around Peru.

15. Total land area managed/controlled for oil palm (ha)?

33847.7 - The company reports total land area controlled and managed associated to palm oil in RSPO ACOP.

16. Total oil palm planted area (ha)?

25676.8 - The company reports total land managed for oil palm cultivation including infrastructure.

17. Scheme smallholders planted area (ha)?

This indicator is disabled as the company is only a processor or trader.

18. Unplanted (areas designated for future planting) (ha)?

1018.38 - The company reports having unplanted land designated for future planting.

19. Conservation set-aside area, including HCV area (ha)?

7152.44 - The company reports total land designated and managed as HCV areas and other conservation land set aside.

20. Maps of estates/management units?

The company reports it submits concession maps to the RSPO in ACOP cycles and has not acquired any new concession sites in 2022.

21. Maps of all scheme smallholders?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not source from scheme/plasma smallholders.

22. Maps of all third-party supplying plantations?

23. Number of company-owned mills?

3 - The company reports owning three palm oil mills in its RSPO ACOP 2021.

24. Names and locations of company-owned mills?

The company reports all the company-owned mill locations on their website.

25. Number (or percentage) of company-owned mills that source from company-owned operations and third parties?

26. Reports total volumes (or percentages) sourced by company-owned mills that come from company-owned operations and third-parties?

27. Number of third party supplying mills?

28. Names and locations of all third-party supplying mills?

29. Number (or percentage) of third party supplying mills that source from their own plantations and third party plantations?

30. Reports total volume (or percentages) sourced from third-party supplying mills that come from the supplying mills' own operations and third parties?

31. Total volume (or percentage) sourced for refineries that comes from intermediary traders and/or refiners rather than directly from mills?

32. Time-bound commitment to achieve 100% traceability to mill level?

33. Percentage of supply traceable to mill level?

34. Time-bound commitment to achieve 100% traceability to plantation level?

The company reports it has achieved 100% traceability to plantation level.

35. Percentage of fresh fruit bunches (FFB) supply to own mills traceable to plantation level?

36. Percentage of supply from third-party mills traceable to plantation level?

37. Publishes traceability data at refinery level?

The company reports complete supply chain traceability to plantation at refinery level. But the information found is not externally verified, hence partial score is awarded.

38. Publishes traceability data at crusher level?

39. Member of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO)?

[Externally verified] 2016 - The company reports it is an RSPO member since 2016.

40. RSPO-certified within three years of joining the RSPO or by November 2010, for companies joining prior to finalisation of the RSPO certification systems in November 2007?

[Externally verified] 2022 - The company reports it achieved its first RSPO P&C certification in 2022.

41. Submitted most recent RSPO Annual Communication of Progress (ACOP)?

The company submitted ACOP to RSPO in 2022.

42. Percentage of area (ha) RSPO-certified?

42.09% - The company reports having 14,246 hectares of land area RSPO certified.

43. Percentage of mills RSPO-certified?

25% - The company reports having 1 out of 4 operating mills certified under RSPO P&C.

44. Time-bound plan for achieving 100% RSPO certification of estates and mills within 5 years?

2025 - The company reports it plans to achieve 100% RSPO certification for all its estates and mills in its RSPO ACOP 2022.

45. Time-bound plan for achieving 100% RSPO certification of all palm product processing facilities within 5 years?

2025 - The company plans to achieve 100% RSPO certification of all palm product processing facilities in its RSPO ACOP 2022.

46. Percentage of scheme smallholders (ha) RSPO-certified?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not source from scheme/plasma smallholders.

47. Time-bound plan for achieving 100% RSPO certification of scheme/associated smallholders and outgrowers within 5 years or target already achieved?

This indicator is disabled as the company has no scheme/plasma/associated smallholders or outgrowers.

48. Percentage of FFB supply (tonnes) from independent smallholders/outgrowers/third-party FFB suppliers that is RSPO-certified?

0% - The company reports zero tonnes of certified FFB volume supplied by independent smallholders.

49. Percentage of all palm oil and oil palm products handled/traded/processed (tonnes) that is RSPO-certified?

0%

50. Sells RSPO-certified palm oil through Segregated or Identity Preserved supply chains?

51. Processes/trades RSPO-certified palm oil through Segregated or Identity Preserved supply chains?

This indicator is disabled as the company only reports a Grower ACOP.

52. Indonesia Sustainable Palm Oil (ISPO) certified (100%)?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate in Indonesia.

53. Malaysia Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) certified?

This indicator is disabled as the company does not operate in Malaysia.

54. Certified under voluntary sustainability certification scheme (e.g. ISCC, SAS, RSB)?

55. Commitment to zero conversion of natural ecosystems?

56. Commitment to zero conversion of natural ecosystems applies to all suppliers?

57. Commitment to zero deforestation?

The company publishes a commitment to no development in High Conservation Value (HCV), High Carbon Stock (HCS) and peatland areas.

58. Commitment to zero deforestation applies to all suppliers?

The company publishes a commitment to no development in High Conservation Value (HCV), High Carbon Stock (HCS) and peatland areas applicable to suppliers.

59. Criteria and cut-off date for defining deforestation?

The company reports on criteria of areas not to be deforested without cut-off date.

60. Criteria and cut-off date for defining deforestation in supplier operations?

The company defines criteria for deforestation without a cut-off date in supplier operations.

61. Evidence of monitoring deforestation and/or ecosystem conversion?

[Externally verified] Points for external verification have been awarded on the basis of the company's RSPO-certified landbank.

62. Evidence of monitoring deforestation and/or ecosystem conversion in supplier operations?

63. Amount of deforestation and/or ecosystem conversion recorded in own operations since cut-off date?

64. Amount of deforestation and/or ecosystem conversion recorded in supplier operations since cut-off date?

65. Commitment to restoration of deforestation/conversion in own operations since cut-off date?

66. Commitment to restoration of deforestation/conversion in supplier operations since cut-off date?

67. Implementing a landscape or jurisdictional level approach?

The company reports environmental management and sustainable expansion in its Fifth Progress Report Implementation of Sustainability Policy highlighting the implementation of a landscape or jurisdictional level approach. However. report is not externally verified.

68. Biodiversity policy?

69. Biodiversity policy applies to all suppliers?

70. Identified species of conservation concern, referencing international or national system of species classification?

Points for external verification have been awarded on the basis of the company's RSPO-certified landbank.

71. Examples of species and/or habitat conservation management?

[Externally verified] Points for external verification have been awarded on the basis of the company's RSPO-certified landbank.

72. Commitment to no hunting or only sustainable hunting of species?

The company commits to protecting species and habitats and avoiding damage or deterioration of HCV areas by controlling hunting, fishing and other activities.

73. Commitment to no hunting or only sustainable hunting of species applies to all suppliers?

74. Commitment to conduct High Conservation Value (HCV) assessments?

The company commits under the RSPO New Planting Procedures (NPP) as an RSPO member reporting as a grower.

75. Commitment to conduct High Conservation Value (HCV) assessments applies to all suppliers?

The company's commitment to conduct High Conservation Value (HCV) assessments applies to only independent smallholders.

76. High Conservation Value (HCV) assessments for planting undertaken prior to January 2015, and associated management and monitoring plans?

77. High Conservation Value (HCV) assessments for all estates planted/planned planting since January 2015?

78. High Conservation Value (HCV) or combined HCV/HCS management and monitoring plans for all estates planted/planned planting since January 2015?

79. Commitment to only use licensed High Conservation Value (HCV) assessors accredited by the HCV Resource Network's Assessor Licensing Scheme (ALS)?

The company commits under the RSPO New Planting Procedures (NPP) as an RSPO member reporting as a grower.

80. Commitment to only use licensed High Conservation Value (HCV) assessors accredited by the HCV Resource Network's Assessor Licensing Scheme (ALS) applies to all suppliers?

81. Satisfactory review of all High Conservation Value (HCV) assessments undertaken since January 2015 by the HCV ALS Quality Panel?

[Externally verified] The company has HCV assessment which has been quality reviewed and deemed satisfactory.

82. Commitment to the High Carbon Stock (HCS) Approach?

The company commits under the RSPO New Planting Procedures (NPP) as an RSPO member reporting as a grower.

83. Commitment to the High Carbon Stock (HCS) Approach applies to all suppliers?

The company publishes commitment to High Carbon Stock (HCS) Approach only applies to independent palm oil procedures.

84. High Carbon Stock (HCS) assessments available?

85. Peer review of all High Carbon Stock (HCS) assessments undertaken since April 2015 by the HCSA Quality Assurance Process?

86. Commitment to conduct social and environmental impact assessments (SEIAs)?

The company commits under the RSPO New Planting Procedures (NPP) as an RSPO member reporting as a grower.

87. Commitment to conduct social and environmental impact assessments (SEIAs) applies to all suppliers?

88. Social and environmental impact assessments (SEIAs) available, and associated management and monitoring plans?

89. Commitment to no planting on peat of any depth?

The company commits under the RSPO New Planting Procedures (NPP) as an RSPO member reporting as a grower.

90. Commitment to no planting on peat of any depth applies to all suppliers?

The company's commitment to no planting on peat applies to only independent oil palm producers and does not clearly specify depths of peatland.

91. Landbank or planted area on peat (ha)?

92. Implementation of commitment to no planting on peat of any depth?

93. Commitment to best management practices for soils and peat?

The company commits to best management practices for soils only.

94. Commitment to best management practices for soils and peat applies to all suppliers?

The company commits to best management practices for soils applicable to independent oil palm producers and does not cover peat.

95. Evidence of best management practices for soils and peat?

Points for external verification have been awarded on the basis of the company's RSPO-certified landbank. Additional points awarded for 42.09% land area RSPO certified.

96. Commitment to zero burning?

The company commits to zero burning.

97. Commitment to zero burning applies to all suppliers?

The company's commitment to zero burning only applies to independent palm oil producers.

98. Evidence of fire monitoring and management?

Points for external verification have been awarded on the basis of the company's RSPO-certified landbank.

99. Details/number of hotspots/fires in company estates?

100. Details/number of hotspots/fires within surrounding landscape/smallholders?

101. Time-bound commitment to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions intensity?

The company commits to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions intensity but no time-bound target is provided. According to its RSPO ACOP, the GHG footprint for all certified management units by hectare and for all certified management units per tonne of crude palm oil is 8.18 tCO2e/ha.

102. GHG emissions intensity?

According to its RSPO ACOP, the GHG footprint for all certified management units by hectare is 8.18 tCO2e/ha and for all certified management units per tonne of crude palm oil is 1.39 tCO2e/tCPO.

103. GHG emissions from land use change in company's own operations (scope 1)?

According to its RSPO ACOP, the GHG footprint for all certified management units by hectare is 8.18 tCO2e/ha but data is unclear since it is sourced from land use change and fertiliser application.

104. GHG emissions from land use change in supplier operations (scope 3)?

105. Progress towards commitment to reduce GHG emissions intensity?

[Externally verified] The company reports on the GHG emission intensity in their ACOP report 2022. No previous data is available thus data is limited.

106. Methodology used to calculate GHG emissions?

107. Percentage of mills with methane capture (100%)?

The company reports that only Palmawasi extractor/mill converts the methane gas generated in effluent treatment plants into electrical energy. Hence partial points are awarded.

108. Time-bound commitment to improve water use intensity?

109. Water use intensity?

110. Progress towards commitment on water use intensity?

111. Time-bound commitment to improve water quality (BOD and COD)?

112. Progress towards commitment on water quality (BOD and COD)?

113. Treatment of palm oil mill effluent (POME)?

Points for external verification have been awarded on the basis of the company's RSPO-certified landbank.

114. Treatment of palm oil refinery effluent (PORE)?

115. Commitment to protect natural waterways through buffer zones?

116. Implementation of commitment to protect natural waterways through buffer zones?

Points for external verification have been awarded on the basis of the company's RSPO-certified landbank.

117. Commitment to minimise the use of chemicals, including pesticides and chemical fertilisers?

118. Commitment to minimise the use of chemicals, including pesticides and chemical fertilisers, applies to all suppliers?

119. Commitment to no use of paraquat?

The company commits to not using paraquat.

120. Commitment to no use of paraquat applies to all suppliers?

The company's commitment to not using paraquat is applicable to only independent oil palm producers.

121. Commitment to no use of World Health Organisation (WHO) Class 1A and 1B pesticides?

122. Commitment to no use of World Health Organisation (WHO) Class 1A and 1B pesticides applies to all suppliers?

123. Commitment to no use of chemicals listed under the Stockholm Convention and Rotterdam Convention?

124. Commitment to no use of chemicals listed under the Stockholm Convention and Rotterdam Convention applies to all suppliers?

125. Chemical usage per ha or list of chemicals used?

126. Implementation of commitment to minimise inorganic fertiliser use?

Points for external verification have been awarded on the basis of the company's RSPO-certified landbank.

127. Integrated Pest Management (IPM) approach?

Points for external verification have been awarded on the basis of the company's RSPO-certified landbank.

128. Waste management system in place to avoid negative impacts?

[Externally verified] Points for external verification have been awarded on the basis of the company's RSPO-certified landbank.

129. Commitment to human rights?

The company commits to human rights but makes no reference to the UN Declaration of Human Rights or UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human rights.

130. Commitment to human rights applies to all suppliers?

The company commits to human rights, but this commitment applies to independent oil palm producers only.

131. Progress on human rights commitment?

[Externally verified] Points for external verification have been awarded on the basis of the company's RSPO-certified landbank.

132. Commitment to respect indigenous and local communities' rights?

The company commits to respecting indigenous and local communities rights but does not make reference the UN Declaration/ILO Convention.

133. Commitment to respect indigenous and local communities' rights applies to all suppliers?

The company's commitment to indigenous and local community rights only applies to independent oil palm producers and does not refer to the UN Declaration/ILO.

134. Commitment to respect legal and customary land tenure rights?

The company reports respecting only customary or communal rights in relation to FPIC.

135. Commitment to respect legal and customary land rights applies to all suppliers?

The company's commitment to respecting customary or communal rights in relation to FPIC is applicable to only independent oil palm producers.

136. Commitment to free, prior and informed consent (FPIC)?

The company commits under the RSPO New Planting Procedures (NPP) as an RSPO member reporting as a grower.

137. Commitment to free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) applies to all suppliers?

Commitment to free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) applies to independent oil palm producers only.

138. Details of free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) process available?

The RSPO Principles and Criteria 2018 contain guidance and requirements on the process to conduct free, prior and informed consent (FPIC). Points have therefore been awarded on the basis of the company's commitments under the RSPO New Planting Procedures (NPP) as an RSPO member reporting as a grower.

139. Examples of local stakeholder engagement to prevent conflicts?

140. Details of process for addressing land conflicts available?

The company reports on land conflict resolution but this information is limited.

141. Supports the inclusion of women across palm oil operations, including addressing barriers faced?

[Externally verified] Points for external verification have been awarded on the basis of the company's RSPO-certified landbank.

142. Commitment to mitigate impacts on food security?

143. Progress on commitment to mitigate impacts on food security?

[Externally verified] Points for external verification have been awarded on the basis of the company's RSPO-certified landbank.

144. Commitment to provide essential community services and facilities?

145. Progress on commitment to provide essential community services and facilities?

[Externally verified] Points for external verification have been awarded on the basis of the company's RSPO-certified landbank.

146. Commitment to provide business/work opportunities for local communities?

147. Commitment to Fundamental ILO Conventions or Free and Fair Labour Principles?

The company refers to five ILO Conventions.

148. Commitment to Fundamental ILO Conventions or Free and Fair Labour Principles applies to all suppliers?

The company refers to five ILO Conventions and this is only applicable to independent palm oil producers.

149. Progress on commitment to respect all workers' rights?

[Externally verified] Points for external verification have been awarded on the basis of the company's RSPO-certified landbank.

150. Commitment to eliminate gender related discrimination with regards to employment?

The company commits to eliminate gender related discrimination with regards to employment.

151. Commitment to eliminate gender related discrimination with regards to employment applies to all suppliers?

The company commits to eliminate gender related discrimination with regards to employment and this is applicable to independent palm oil producers only.

152. Progress on commitment to eliminate gender related discrimination with regards to employment?

[Externally verified] Points for external verification have been awarded on the basis of the company's RSPO-certified landbank.

153. Percentage or number of temporary employees?

154. Percentage or number of women employees?

155. Commitment to pay a Living Wage?

156. Commitment to pay a Living Wage applies to all suppliers?

157. Progress on commitment to pay a Living Wage?

[Externally verified] Points for external verification have been awarded on the basis of the company's RSPO-certified landbank.

158. Reporting of salary by gender?

159. Commitment to address occupational health and safety?

The company commits to address health and safety at work for all workers.

160. Commitment to address occupational health and safety applies to all suppliers?

The company's commitment to addressing occupational health and safety only applies to independent oil palm producers.

161. Provision of personal protective equipment and related training?

[Externally verified] Points for external verification have been awarded on the basis of the company's RSPO-certified landbank.

162. Time lost due to work-based injuries?

163. Number of fatalities as a result of work-based accidents?

164. Commitment to support smallholders?

The company published a commitment to support smallholders.

165. Programme to support scheme smallholders?

[Externally verified] Points for external verification have been awarded on the basis of the company's RSPO-certified landbank.

166. Percentage of scheme smallholders involved in programme?

167. Programme to support independent smallholders?

[Externally verified] Points for external verification have been awarded on the basis of the company's RSPO-certified landbank.

168. Percentage of independent smallholders/outgrowers involved in programme?

169. Process used to prioritise, assess and/or engage suppliers on compliance with company's policy and/or legal requirements?

The company reports taking timely steps to ensure strict compliance. But no details are provided on the process of ensuring compliance. Hence partial points are awarded.

170. Number or percentage of suppliers assessed and/or engaged on compliance with company's policy and/or legal requirements?

171. Suspension or exclusion criteria for suppliers?

172. Time-bound action plans (including Key Performance Indicators) for suppliers to be in compliance with palm oil sourcing commitments?

173. Proportion of supply from suppliers that is verified as deforestation- and/or conversion-free (DCF)?

174. Time-bound plan to engage with all high risk mills within 3 years?

175. Programme to support high risk mills to become compliant with sourcing policies?

176. Regularly engages with a subset of high risk mills?

177. Procedures in place to assess all own and third party supplying palm oil mills for risk level?

178. Regularly assesses and categorises the risk level of all their own and third party supplying mills?

179. Regularly reports the risk level of all own and third party supplying mills identified in its supply chain?

180. Commitment to ethical conduct and prohibition of corruption?

The company is committed to managing its operations with ethical conduct but does not mention the prohibition of corruption.

181. Commitment to ethical conduct and prohibition of corruption applies to all suppliers?

The company is committed to managing its operations with ethical conduct but does not mention the prohibition of corruption. This is only applicable to independent palm oil producers.

182. Progress on commitment to ethical conduct and prohibition of corruption?

[Externally verified] Points for external verification have been awarded on the basis of the company's RSPO-certified landbank.

183. Disclosure of the company's management approach to tax and payments to governments?

184. Whistleblowing procedure?

The company has a complaints and claims attention system, ethics line and grievance mechanism.

185. Own grievance or complaints system open to all stakeholders?

The company reports a complaints and claims attention system open to all stakeholders.

186. Details of complaints and grievances disclosed?

[Externally verified] The company reports monitoring complaints and grievances.